[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 56 (Wednesday, May 10, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H2343]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, GENEROSITY

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the wonderful 
generosity of the people of my district, the Pennsylvania 16th. This 
generosity has been on full display in the aftermath of the hurricanes 
that hit our gulf coast last year.
  The small Mississippi town of Pass Christian is roughly 1,200 miles 
from Lancaster County, but this hasn't stopped the people of Lancaster 
County, including many of the Amish community, from providing an 
outpouring of volunteer help to this devastated gulf coast town.
  Organized through a group called Community Aid Relief Effort, dozens 
of Lancaster County residents have been traveling to the gulf coast 
every week since Katrina to help out with whatever was needed, and the 
results are showing. Debris has been cleared, damaged homes are being 
repaired and new homes are being built.
  Mr. Speaker, while this outpouring of compassion warms my heart, it 
doesn't surprise me. The people of Lancaster County have a long 
tradition of helping those in need, and this is just the most recent 
example. I honor their efforts.

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